As soon as we heard that Nicole Scherzinger had split from Lewis Hamilton, we were waiting for the rumours about her and Steve Jones.

As soon as we heard that Nicole Scherzinger had split from Lewis Hamilton, we were waiting for the rumours about her and Steve Jones.

Basically, any single woman who's been within a five mile radius of Steve will be linked with him at some point.

And if they're famous, hot and happen to work on the same TV show, it will happen within minutes of her deleting her ex's soppy texts.

Previously, Nicole and Steve have both talked about what "a good chemistry" they have, but apparently now they're learning some biology too.

"The nerves and the stress of the first few weeks definitely brought them closer together," says an X Factor USA gossip-blabber. "Steve's now got his own apartment, which Nicole's been over to, and they seem to be virtually inseparable at the moment."

And the really romantic bit?

"They can't go public until they get the OK from Simon. There has been talk of Steve getting a high-profile girlfriend as publicity for the show. It'll be great for ratings."

Sorry, we'll have to stop typing now, we're too busy sobbing at the sweet, innocent loveliness of it all.